THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
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— Nick Saban, coach at the University of Alabama, on the BCS rankings
OF THE DAY
Since the BCS was implemented in 1993, seven teams that were first in the initial standings have gone on to play in the national championship game.
ESPN.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. Who was the last non-SEC team to win the national championship?
A: Texas Longhorns in 2005. The Longhorns defeated the USC Trojans 41-38 in the 2006 Rose Bowl to claim their fourth national championship.
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THE MORNING BREW Chaos in college football is just beginning
The first BCS standings of the 2012 college football season were released on Sunday night, and to the surprise of no one, Alabama is ranked No.1 in the country. Alabama has become the juggernaut of college football, winning two of the last three national titles and may be well on its way to a third this season. That being said, the current BCS standings are far from being set in stone. Let's take a look at the top five teams in the country and analyze each of their remaining schedules.
By Christopher Schaeder cschaeder@kansan.com
As you go down the list of the top national championship contenders, every team has a roadblock or two that could prevent them from playing in Miami this January.
1. Let's start with the aforementioned Alabama Crimson Tide. As impressive as it has looked so far this season, it has some challenging games remaining on its schedule. Alabama plays at Tennessee's Neyland Stadium this Saturday, and although Tennessee hasn't lived up to expectations this season. Neyland is always a tough place for opposing teams to play. Perhaps the toughest game remaining for the Crimson Tide is on Nov. 3, when the team travels to Baton Rouge to take on LSU, which is one of
the best teams in the country. Don't forget about a possible appearance in the SEC championship game.
2. The Florida Gators, who come in at No. 2 in the first BCS standings, have three daunting games remaining on its schedule, with two of them coming over the next two weeks. Florida takes on No. 7 South Carolina at home this Saturday and then plays one of its biggest rivals, the Georgia Bulldogs, the next week in Jacksonville. Its last game of the season is against another tough rival in Florida State, who's currently ranked 14th.
3. The Oregon Ducks, ranked No. 3, is a team that has looked nearly unstoppable
this season by scoring more than 45 points in every game this season. That being said, it still has plenty of work to do. The Ducks will have to travel to Los Angeles to play USC, play Stanford at home and travel to Corvallis, Ore., to play the rival Oregon State Beavers. Ore., and USC could potentially have a rematch in the Pac-12 championship game, in which both teams are favored to win their respective divisions. All three teams are ranked in the BCS and could be spoilers for Oregon.
4. The highest ranked team in the BCS standings is No. 4 Kansas State Wildcats. K-State pulled an upset against Oklahoma a couple weeks ago and has looked impressive in most of its games this season. However, the round-robin scheduling in the Big 12 may prevent a berth in the national title game. The Wildcats have a tough test this weekend at West Virginia and still have to play Texas Tech, TCU and Texas, which are ranked in the BCS standings. For K-State to get to Miami, it will have to beat some good teams at home and on the road.
5. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are No.
5 in the BCS standings and have accumulated some impressive wins this season. That being said, Notre Dame's schedule only gets tougher. The Irish still have to travel to Norman, Okla., to play the Oklahoma Sooners and travel to Los Angeles to take on rival USC Trojans. Manti Teo and the defense have carried the Irish this season, but it remains to be seen whether it can sustain that kind of effort against explosive offenses like Oklahoma and USC.
The BCS standings from now until the end of the regular season will change drastically, so be prepared for some great college football games and chaos throughout the rest of the season.
Edited by Allison Kohn
This week in athletics
Wednesday
Women's Volleyball
Kansas State
6:30 p.m.
Lawrence
Thursday
Women's Golf
Susie Maxwell Berning Classic
All Day
Norman, Okla.
Friday
Women's Tennis
ITA Regionals
All day
Tulsa, Okla.
Women's Soccer
iowa State
3 p.m.
Lawrence
Women's Tennis
TA Regionals
All day
Tulsa, OKa.
Saturday
Women's Tennis
KU Tournament All day Lawrence
Women's Swimming
Minnesota
1 p.m.
Lawrence
Women's Rowing
Tulsa (Scrimmage)
All day
Tulsa, OKa.
Women's Volleyball
TCU
1 p.m.
Lawrence
Women's Tennis
Sunday
Men's Golf
ITA Regionals
All day
Tulsa, Okla.
Men's Golf
Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate
All Day
Las Cruces, N.M.
Women's Tennis
Football
Oklahoma
6 p.m.
Norman, Okla
ITA Regionals All Day Tulsa, Okla.
Monday
Women's Rowing
Tulsa scrimmage
All day
Tulsa, Okla.
Women's Tennis
KU Tournament
All day
Lawrence
Women's Soccer
Texas Tech
1:00 PM
Lawrence
Women's Tennis
KU Tournament
All Day
Lawrence
Women's Tennis
ITA Regionals
All Day
Tulsa, Okla.
Men's Golf
Tuesday
Men's Golf
Herb Wernher Intercollegiate
All Day
Las Cruces, N.M.
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